G530+GTX 460=Bottleneck?

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Hkcuong

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I'm using the G530 CPU and I intend to upgrade the VGA to GTX 460. I've asked for opinions from other forums and they said that it could be a huge bottleneck when combining them. They said that the highest GPU for me is the GTS 450. What do you think? Please show me some suggestions.
My full spec is
GA-H61M-S2PV (rev 2.0)
CPU G530
GPU: ASUS nVidia GTS 450 GDDR3
2x2 GB 1333 KingMax Memory
Acbel 550W CE2
 
Since you already have the 450, I wouldn't suggest going to a 460 unless you find a really good deal. I'd upgrade to an i3 before the GPU.

What games do you normally play?
 
Hi there Hkcuong

The guys are right. You are probably best upgrading your CPU prior to upgrading the GPU. Also, that PSU is insufficient for any GPU upgrade due to its poor quality, ATX design standard limitation (leaving only 22A on the 12V rail for the GPU and system).

So you can either:

1. Get a new CPU and overclock the 450
2. Get a new GPU and PSU.
 
i would HIGHLY recomend you to upgrade the cpu to an i3, or higher if you want, but for sure to at least an i3. going from a 450, to a 460 seems a waste of money, since the performance increase will not be very much. i think you would have a much better system, if you upgrade the cpu to an i3, and later, get a new power supply, and upgrade to a more current graphics card.
 
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